& # 39; She joined, even if she went through tough times & # 39 ;: RUOK? boss pays tribute to mental health advocate Annalize Braakensiek after the model was found dead in her Sydney apartment at the age of 46

By

Monique Friedlander

and Jo Scrimshire for daily post Australia

Published: 21:58, January 7, 2019

| updated: 22:15, January 7, 2019

The manager of the mental health organization RUOK? Brendan Maher paid tribute to model Annalize Braakensiek after her death at the age of 46.

The pin-up from the nineties, who was an ambassador for RUOK ?, was found dead by the police in her apartment in the inner city of Sydney on Sunday afternoon.

In her speech to The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, Maher praised Annalize's tireless efforts to raise awareness of mental health by saying: "Nothing we have ever asked of Annalize was too much." ;

& # 39; She has risen again and again & # 39 ;: the chief executive of RUOK? Brendan Maher (right) paid tribute to Annalize Braakensiek (left) after her death at the age of 46

& # 39; She has risen again and again to share our message, even if she is going through her difficult times. We could not have asked for a more sincere, friendly and sincere spokesman, "he continued.

Maher joins a choir of media personalities who have paid tribute to the former actress after her tragic death.

On Monday the former co-star of Annalize, Rob Shehadie, shared a sincere message to the blonde who, in the SBS comedy show Pizza and her film Fat-pizza from 2003, played a film with the tapped supermodel Claudia MacPherson.

Tragic loss: the pin-up from the years & # 39; 90 was found dead by the police in her apartment in the inner city of Sydney on Sunday afternoon

& # 39; So sad and upset to hear about the death of Annalize Braakensiek, she was a great person, & # 39; Rob tweeted on Monday.

& # 39; I will always cherish the great memories we had on the Fat Pizza set and on tour. God is resting your soul, Annalize. & # 39;

Rob, who Robert & # 39; Rocky & # 39; Shekazbah played in the series, also shared some rarely seen photos of Annalize with the Fat Pizza cast.

Dedicated to the case: Maher praised the untiring efforts of Annalize to promote awareness of mental health. Pictured is Annalize and fellow RUOK? Ambassador Jodhi Meares

"God rest your soul" Annalize Braakensiek & # 39; s Fat Pizza co-star Rob Shehadie (right) shared this rare photo from the early 2000s while he paid tribute to the model after her death on the age of 46 years

Television role: Annalize played ditzy supermodel Claudia MacPherson together with Rob in SBS comedy show Pizza and his movie spin-off Fat Pizza 2003. Pictured with her co-stars at the Logie Awards in Melbourne

Other celebrities who paid homage to Annalize on Monday were Suzi Taylor, Jodhi Meares, Tania Zaetta and Osher Günsberg.

Police officers were called to Annalize's home in Potts Point, Sydney, around 3:30 PM after friends and family were worried about her well-being.

She had apparently stopped answering their text messages on Thursday, according to News.com.au.

Cryptic: her tragic death followed a series of cryptic Instagram messages that described her life & # 39; the last time & # 39; dark, difficult, demanding, and downright scary

Her tragic death followed a series of cryptic Instagram posts explaining how her life has recently become dark, difficult, demanding, and outright scary & # 39; had become.

In one of her latest messages, from December 15, she wrote: "Everything seems to be twisted and upside down at the moment.

Annalize had bought her apartment in Potts Point in November 2018, after splitting stock broker Man Danny Goldberg in April.

Last moments: Policemen were called to Annalize's home in Potts Point, Sydney, around 3:30 PM after friends and family were worried about her well-being